Imagine a future where films are created by committee. A Gilliam-esque dystopia where you're passed from department to section head to petty bureaucrat until your original work has been analysed, stripped, rearranged and vetted to within an inch of its life.

So the Expendables 3 cast list has been announced and along with the still surprising news that Harrison Ford has joined the team, and Mel Gibson will be the villain, there's Antonio Banderas and welterweight boxing champion Victor Ortiz to shake things up a bit.

With Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I getting an open air release in Caversham tomorrow, as part of Cult Screens commitment to exhibiting the best cult and pop culture films, it's a perfect opportunity to revisit and reflect on a truly unique British comedy and cult classic.

Finally got round to watching The Wolverine this weekend and while the final 20 mins descended into garishly, goofy territory with a giant robot baddy, a well-telegraphed 'twist' and a cheesy one-liner to seal the villain's fate, it felt like superior superhero fare.

The trailer or teaser is usually the first taste that wider audiences get of a new movie release. All the casting rumours, pre-production artwork, set photos and cam footage are left for film fanatics, like me, who trawl the web to find the latest news as they happen.

With Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy earning over $2bn and Man of Steel zipping past the half a billion mark, the decision to make a Superman vs Batman film makes financial sense, but what about story?

What is San Diego Comic Con? A sweaty nerd-fest where the imaginations of teens and adults are buffeted by a bonanza of popular art forms, high grade air con and scantily-clad cosplayers? Or is it a platform for igniting or extinguishing a future comic, TV or movie release in the space of a panel presentation?

Fan site X-MenFilms.com is reporting that Fox studios registered the domain name X-ForceMovie.com months ago which suggests they’re going to be bringing another set of mutants to the big screen in the near future.

With it being the summer movie season, blockbusters rule the roost, and over the last decade or so it’s superheroes that have dominated the box office. So it’s understandable that’s what people are talking about. A lot.